Hull, Quebec (1861 census)
Hull was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,711. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2995979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 75.817°W.
Population
In 1861, Hull had a population of 3,711: 1,944 male and 1,767 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,811 |
| 1861 | 3,711 |
| 1871 | 8,318 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Hull shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,711 total population, 1,944 males, 1,767 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,718, Female members of the family who are present: 1,651, 1,312 single males, 1,114 single females, 600 married females, 584 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 226, 158 adult males unable to read or write, 150 females attending school, 146 males attending school, 139 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 116, 67 male births, 55 female births, 53 widowed females, 48 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 291 single females aged 10 to 15, 268 single males aged 20 to 30, 245 single females aged 15 to 20, 242 married females aged 20 to 30, 229 males aged 5 to 10, 221 females aged 5 to 10, 205 single males aged 10 to 15, 204 single males aged 15 to 20, 190 married males aged 30 to 40, 154 married females aged 30 to 40, 123 married males aged 40 to 50, 117 married males aged 50 to 60, 95 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 40 to 50, 85 males aged 4 to 5, 68 married females aged 50 to 60, 65 males aged 3 to 4, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females age 3 to 4, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 52 single females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 60 to 70, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 43 single males aged 30 to 40, 31 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 females of unknown age, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,190 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 786 persons originating in Ireland, 420 French Canadians, 130 persons originating in England or Wales, 82 persons originating in the United States, 76 persons originating in Scotland, 17 persons originating in New Brunswick, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,058,010 value farms (dollars), $124,478 value all livestock, 94,828 pounds of homemade butter, $65,832 value horses aged over 3 years, 64,781 bushels of oats, 54,719 bushels of potatoes, 49,173 acres of land in farms, $39,491 value farm implements in dollars, 35,863 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,058 bushels of spring wheat, 13,833 bushels of turnips, 13,310 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,402 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,654 acres of farmland under crops, 7,310 bushels of carrots, 6,488 bushels of peas, 5,574 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,755 bushels of corn, 4,104 tons of hay, 2,773 bushels of winter wheat, 2,714 acres of oats, 2,556 sheep, 2,017 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,377 milk cows, 1,315 pounds of maple sugar, 1,091 swine, 1,060 acres of spring wheat, $1,043 value garden and orchard crops, 858 calves and heifers, 835 barrels of pork, 835 horses aged over 3 years, 799 bushels of buckwheat, 727 bushels of rye, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 440 acres of peas, 419 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 348 horses aged 3 years and under, 346 occupants of farms, 336 acres of potatoes, 325 barrels of beef, 240 acres of turnips, 187 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 182 acres of winter wheat, 174 bushels of barley, 155 acres of corn, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 82 acres of farmland in gardens, 69 bulls, oxen, or steers, 55 acres of rye, 42 acres of buckwheat, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,100 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,468 yards of flannel, 1,907 yards of fulled cloth, $423 value carriages for hire (dollars), 127 carriages for pleasure, 17 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bell | 1821–1873 | died here |
| John Allan Snow | 1824–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2995979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Hull, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hull-qc039021-1861/.